BerryBeautiful

I stitched Susan Penny's design Berry Beautiful which was kit included with Cross Stitcher Magazine #383.

The design includes cross stitches and few beads. the white strawberry flowers were meant to be left black, but I stitched them with white & light pink loose end shades. 

I didn't make the hanger of the kit as it was supposed to. Instead I made a practical scissor keeper which you can use also as a pincushion. This design reminds me about my own scissor keeper. I wanted to stitch this for a friend far away as a birthday gift in March. 

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This is  Durene Jones' design. It is included in Cross Stitcher Magazine #384. A friend of mine gave me pack of kits included with magazines as Christmas 2023 gift. 

This kit came with card and envelope. Instead of making a card of it I decided to make something else of it. For the card I found a perfect picture from my stash. 

I made a biscornu of it. Only once before I've made a biscornu. This one is not actually a pincushion but can be used as one. 

This is scissor keeper. I made one before. After 11 years I still have it despite the tassel needs a bit updating. The design includes cross stitches, half cross stitches, back stitches and long stitches. I added a button to keep up the biscornu shape and a re-used cord to attach it to the scissors.

For the back I used a tiny piece of matching fabric. I had also that in my stash. I really enjoy doing all king of things that need concentration and working with hands! I always say my nerves rest on it despite I am often told it gets on ones nerves when you need to do so exact and precise work for hours! No, my nerves and soul rest on it! I am sure I can find many soul mates!

Biscornu

I love biscornu pincushions! This is Susan Penny design from CrossStitcher (March 2021, page 3-4) gift kit. My friend Sue from overseas sent this for me because she didn't need it so I was happy to stitch it! The design includes cross stitches, back stitches and French knots. The linen fabric is green with white polka dots! How cute. I usually don't like polka dot fabrics but I simply adore this green-white one! 

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I have slowly and desperately been travelling to the point that my pincushion is useless. It has been very important to me because it was a gift from my child when she was a little schoolgirl. But, life goes on and years pass by. That's why I needed to draw few more patterns. Again my own design.

Here's patterns for few different kind of pincushions. This time I have been making square ones.

Designing them includes also searching perfect materials. I wanted to make partly recycled pincushions.

I found old fabrics and unused lace.

 I went to seek more from my treasure box.

This is something new. I bought it from Sisustus Laventeli on my journey to Hamina earlier on this summer. 

(That was adorable decoration shop in which I wanted to move in. Best in it all was that it was small and cosy and then when I understood I had seen it all the lady told there's the attic too! Oh my, oh my...)

 So I sew them all.

 I turned them around.

 I had memories and dreams.

 I re-arranged them and saw what all I had done.

Actually I made 37 of them. One for me and the rest for the others (to be sold or given away).

 A little bit of JeansStyle.

 A little bit of LaceStyle.

 A little bit of GirlyStyle.

(This ribbon is a left over from the dress I made years ago.)

 A little bit of NostalgicStyle.

(This ribbon is from a bedding my mother sew in her youth.)

A little bit of AdventurousStyle.

(Left over fabric from my previous sewing.)

A little bit of RomanticStyle.

(This is The Laura Ashley fabric from the old curtains.) 

(One of these goes to my DearFriend M. at TheFarm. She has shared many inspiring moments about gardening with me.)